St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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SOPHOMORE CLASS Portus ab accessu ventorum immotus et in gem Ipse: scd horrificis i txta tonat Aetna minis. 1 hrough the kindness of the Class of Nineteen Thirty-Six, the Freshmen learned that the College woman referred to in the title Saint Joseph ' s College for Women is merely the high school girl who can meet the new situation squarely. The Sophomores went to all the trouble of coming early in the morning to deliver learned lectures and to teach us the Handbook, that they might eradicate our former impression of the College woman. We started the Sophomore year right under able leadership. Our class officers for 1934-35 were: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Councillor Genevieve Wright Mary Twigg Lillian Keenan Annette Robinson Betty Humann 106

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year ' s prom can be attributed to the splendid work of Chairman Catherine Humann and her committee and the loyal support she received from her classmates. While this was unquestionably the most enjoyable incident of Junior Week, the entire program of the week under the direction of Claire Brennen deserves no less commendation. The memory of those events — the class banquet at Pierre ' s London Terrace, and the two theatre parties to The Great Waltz and Thumbs Up — will not easily be forgotten. A brief survey, however, of prominent activities at Saint Joseph ' s reveals the part played by Juniors in the extra-curricular fields. Foremost among these is the Varsity basketball team which includes Juniors, all outstanding players and veterans of several seasons: Rita Campbell, Margaret Grace, Dorothy Grogan, Catherine Humann, and Rose Marie O ' Reilly. The class team also rose to prominence. Spurred on by the memory of the famous cup won on Field Day when the class of ' 36 was mere Freshmen, the Junior basketball team won the class champion- ship, an almost unheard of feat for upperclassmen. In like man- ner, the other classes also fell before the daring onslaught of the Junior volley ball team. In both the Dramatic Society and the Glee Club, numerous Juniors distinguished themselves in the current productions while Veronica Ging and Vesta Moore respectively were elected as officers in the societies. Another activity which is slowly but surely finding its way into the list of major activities may be credited in some way to the work of the Juniors. This is the Public Speaking Club, the work of Rita Favor, Regina Meany, Virginia Norton, and others. rr Loria also has on its staff two Junior members. The Annual Trust Fund Bridge was under the direction of Margaret Grace, and the success of both Alumnae Day and the Reception to High School Seniors can be attributed to their Junior Chairmen. However, it was not all play and no work for the class. For three years they have persevered and an intellectual curiosity still draws them on. Dorothy Maguire ' 36 105

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One of our best liked classmates and promising students was Mary Hundley. Her death was a great loss to the class. The class became organized and integrated when we started to conduct our class meetings. After the Religion Committee had made its selection, it was agreed that it could not have made a better choice than Elizabeth Humann and Mary Delaney. We elected Margaret English and Isabelle Andersen to the Attend- ance Committee, while Josephine Hogue became a member of the Point System. We were proud of Katherine Griffin ' s per- formance in Quality Street. As Freshmen our basketball team was highly successful, bowing only to the Varsity. In no time at all we were changing our tassels to the second quarter of our caps. While we were still very much amazed at our sudden debut as an upper class, our Sophomore President, Genevieve Wright, announced that the business on hand was the education of the Freshmen. Although we were just recover- ing from our rise from the state of lowly Freshmen, we hid all this from the Frosh and proceeded to act as if there were not a thing in the world we did not know. We think that Mary De- laney and her committee conducted the hazing very well and almost painlessly. The foremost event of our second year in college was Sophomore Class Day. Jean Aubrey ' s novel ideas on decoration were much admired. The chairman of Class Day, Marjorie McCaffrey is to be complimented for the success of the event. We were much amused and entertained at the play given by several members of the class. Elizabeth O ' Halloran and Elizabeth McMahon distinguished themselves here. From Mass and break- fast in the morning until our party that night, Class Day united the Sophomores. We are very proud that the Varsity found so ma,ny of our classmates essential to its success. Margaret English, Elizabeth Humann, Abigail Dorney, Elizabeth O ' Halloran, Frances Young and Annette Robinson are to receive Varsity awards this year. Sophomore Year has gone more quickly than we might have wished, but we think it has been a successful one because the Sophomores are better friends. Lillian Keenan ' }j 107